I have been using a new camera for over 2 months. As I was writing
previously the NIKON D5300 digital single-lens reflex camera has many
options to make quaint photos.
In this article, I would like to show you what can you do with non-RAW images saved in your camera. You will learn how to create your own base of painting and how to get comic photos. Obviously, you must be aware of battery endurance. Once the producer says
about 600 shots, he has it in mind just taking photos without a live view. When you start modifying your photos using the screen the battery is running out so quickly.
It’s hard to say how many photos you can take beside modifying previously saved images, however, I guess that you can keep the camera screen switched on for 2-3 hours.
Anyway, you can modify your JPG images either on your camera or on your computer.
The Retouch Menu offers a wide range of options to amend your photo as you want. Some of them are available just for RAW photos. I will text you about this soon. There are a couple of links, where you can find a way to create retouching copies. I personally recommend getting the main D5300 References and following them (Pic. 1).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 13 Nikon D5300 retouch mode options Reference manual](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nikon-d5300-retusz.webp)
Refers to the main source and the D5300 interface I would
like to show a couple of retouched copy examples.
D-lighting
D-lighting makes ideal images for dark or backlit
photographs (Pic. 2,3).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 14 Nikon D5300 D-lightning options](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6982.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 15 Nikon D5300 D-lightning option examples](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/d-lightning.webp)
Trim
Once you guess that your photo hasn’t been taken properly and contains elements, which you want to get rid you can use this option and create a crop of the most important area (Pic. 4).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 16 Nikon D5300 photo trim](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6983.webp)
Monochrome
Monochrome-making photos in Black-and-white, Sepia, and Cyanotype (Pic. 5). In any case, you can increase or decrease color saturation.
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 17 Nikon D5300 monochrome effect](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/monochromatic.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 18 Nikon D5300 monochrome effects 2 Odrzykoń - Zawodzie](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sepia-i-inne.webp)
Red-Eye Correction
This option is used to correct “red-eye” caused by flash.
During your retouch you can adjust a lot of filter effects as per below:
Skylight – creates the effect of a skylight filter, making the picture less blue (Pic. 7).
Warm filter – Creates a copy with a warm tone with more red cast (Pic. 7).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 19 Nikon D5300 filter effects, Hemel Hempstead Debenhams shop](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/filter-sky-i-warm.webp)
Intensifiers: red, green, blue
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 20 Nikon D5300 blue intensifier options](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6986.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 21 Nikon D5300 colour intensifier modes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Millenium Bridge](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/color-intensifier.webp)
Cross screen – also known as a star filter, creates a star pattern, in which lines radiate outward from bright objects. There is quite a big number of Cross screen
options (Pic. 10,11,12,13,14,15).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 23 Nikon D5300 cross screen and number of points 2](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6988.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 24 Nikon D5300 cross screen and filter amount](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6989.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 25 Nikon D5300 cross screen and filter angle](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6990.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 26 Nikon D5300 cross screen and length of points](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6991.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 27 Nikon D5300 Cross screen example, Newcastle upon Tyne, Millenium Bridge](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cross-screen.webp)
Soft – you can use this filter when you want to get rid of some blemishes or other unwanted small elements (Pic. 16,17). You see the landscape through dirty glass.
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 28 Nikon D5300 soft filter options](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6992.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 29 Nikon D5300 soft filter options, Newcastle upon Tyne, Millenium Bridge](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/soft.webp)
Color balance
You can use the multi-selector to create a copy with a modified color balance (Pic. 18,19). There are many combinations to adjust your image to the conditions, under which it has been taken.
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 30 Nikon D5300 color balance options](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6978.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 31 Nikon D5300 Color balance options example, Aylesbury Coronation Villas residential area](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/color-balance.webp)
Resize image
You can modify your image size as per below (Pic. 20).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 32 Nikon D5300 image resize](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7006.webp)
Quick retouch
You can create copies with enhanced saturation and contrast (Pic. 21).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 33 Nikon D5300 Quick retusch high parameter, Aylesbury Corontion Villas residential area](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/quick-retush.webp)
Straighten
You can use this option to rotate your image. You must be aware, that the edges of the image will be trimmed to create a rectangular copy (Pic.22,23).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 34 Nikon D5300 straighten option](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6994.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 35 Nikon D5300 straighten option in action, Newcastle upon Tyne Millenium Bridge](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/strenghten.webp)
Distorsion Control
You can reduce peripheral distortion as per as images below (Pic. 24,25).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 37 Nikon D5300 distorsion control in proctise, Aylesbury Coronation Villas residential area](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/distorsion.webp)
Fisheye
Create copies that appear to have been taken with a fisheye lens (Pic. 26,27).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 39 Nikon D5300 fisheye example Newcastle Millenium Bridge](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/csc_0438.webp)
Color Outline
You have a great opportunity to create an outline copy of a photograph to use as a base for painting (Pic. 28,29,30). This option doesn’t work in low contrast!
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 40 Nikon D5300 colour outline, Aylesbury](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/out-of-color.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 41 Nikon D5300 colour outline, Riverside in Hemel Hempstead](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/csc_0492.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 42 Nikon D5300 colour outline, BT Telephone Exchange in Aylesbury](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/csc_0439.webp)
Color Sketch
You can turn your photos into sketch effects with colored pencils. You can also set your colors to more saturated or washed out. It’s good to use a monochromatic effect also. Anyway, you will be able to make comic images (Pic. 31,32,33, etc.).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 43 Nikon D5300 Colour sketch, BT Aylesbury Telephone Exchange](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/csc_0440.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 44 Nikon D5300 Colour sketch, Waterplay in Hemel Hempstead](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/color-sketch.webp)
See more examples of D5300 color Sketch below…
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 47 Nikon D5300 Colour sketch, Polish Community School in Ely 2](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dsc_0723.webp)
Perspective Control
Create copies that reduce the effects of perspective taken from the base of a tall object (Pic. 36). This option isn’t so useful in the case of small buildings (Pic.38).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 48 Nikon D5300 reference manual perspective effect](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/perspective-effect.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 49 Nikon D5300 perspective control example](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/perspective2.webp)
Miniature Effect
Thanks to this option you can create a copy that appears to be a photo of a diorama. Works best with photos taken from high vantage points however you can use it in every condition depending on your point of view (Pic. 38,39).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 50 Nikon D5300 miniature effect](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7002.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 51 Nikon D5300 miniature effect example Aylesbury BT Telephone Exchange](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/csc_0442.webp)
Selective Color
Create a copy in which only selected hues appear in color. You can choose 3 hues (Pic. 40,41,42).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 52 Nikon D5300 selective colour option](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7003.webp)
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 54 Nikon D5300 selective colour option, Aylesbury shopping centre](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/csc_0441.webp)
Side-by-side Comparison
You can compare retouched copies to the original photographs (Pic.44).
![The first test of Nikon D5300 - JPG image retouch 55 Nikon D5300 side by side comparison](https://astro-geo-gis.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7007.webp)
Mariusz Krukar
References:
2013, Nikon D5300 Reference Manual, Nikon Corporation
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